"Shark attacks" are meant to allow drill sergeants to establish dominance over trainees early on. The Army has moved away ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is weighing the return of the U.S. Army’s aggressive “shark attack” training practice as the ...

Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which was largely ended in 2020.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is exploring the return of the "shark attack" to Army basic training, a practice known for its ...

SecDef Hegseth reversed a ban on "bay tossing" and is looking to bring back "shark attacks" by drill sergeants as part of his broader effort to focus on toughness and lethality inside the U.S.

Pete Hegseth explained why he plans to bring back the military tradition of having drill sergeants scream at recruits at the start of basic training.

Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston visited Fort Benning on Oct. 22 to see first-hand the service's new infantry training, which is replacing the drill sergeant "shark attack" ...

Drill sergeants participate in the so-called shark attack as trainees arrive on the first day of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. (Sgt. Philip McTaggart/Army) Shark attacks might be a ...

The new event, though, is intended for an all-volunteer force. The new “First 100 Yards” event will replace shark attacks as trainees' first experience at the 22-week infantry training program.